Table 4 Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses showing the risk factors for mortality among children with TB in Accra, June 2010 to December 2013
From: Childhood tuberculosis and treatment outcomes in Accra: a retrospective analysis
Characteristic | Died | Successfully treated | Univariable analyses | Multivariable analyses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | p-value |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 8 (7.2) | 103 (82.7) | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 Female | 10 (10.2) | 88 (89.8) | 1.42 (0.56, 3.58) | 0.461 | 2.0 (0.71, 5.60) | 0.187 |
Age | ||||||
  < 1 | 2 (6.90) | 27 (93.1) | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 1–4 | 12 (13.3) | 78 (86.7) | 2.1 (0.44, 9.88) | 0.358 | 2.1 (0.40, 10.9) | 0.386 |
 5–9 | 1 (2.0) | 48 (98.0) | 0.56 (0.07, 4.22) | 0.576 | 0.74 (0.09, 6.11) | 0.778 |
 10–14 | 3 (6.8) | 41 (93.2) | 1.32 (0.22, 7.70) | 0.760 | 1.24 (0.16, 9.93) | 0.838 |
TB type | ||||||
 Clinically diagnosed pulmonary TB | 3 (3.9) | 74 (96.1) | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 EPTB | 2 (5.7) | 33 (94.3) | 2.24 (0.43, 11.70) | 0.338 | 2.75 (0.45, 16.88) | 0.274 |
 Smear positive PTB | 12 (12.2) | 86 (87.8) | 3.73 (1.02, 13.59) | 0.046 | 6.10 (1.04, 35.57) | 0.045 |
HIV status | ||||||
 Negative | 6 (5.3) | 108 (94.7) | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 Positive | 12 (12.8) | 82 (87.2) | 2.45 (0.93, 6.41) | 0.069 | 3.85 (1.24, 11.4) | 0.020 |
Facility | ||||||
 Children’s Hospital | 12 (12.0) | 88 (88.0) | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 General Hospitals | 3 (4.6) | 62 (95.4) | 0.35 (0.10, 1.31) | 0.120 | 1.30(0.21, 8.20) | 0.778 |
 Specialized Hospitals | 2 (5.9) | 32 (94.1) | 1.22 (0.24, 6.14) | 0.807 | 4.00 (0.45, 35.34) | 0.212 |
 Polyclinics | 1 (7.7) | 12 (92.3) | 0.69 (0.18, 2.59) | 0.580 | 1.85 (0.29, 11.7) | 0.514 |